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Libya: EU sanctions against Kadhafi enacted

03 March 2011, 17:22 CET
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Libya: EU sanctions against Kadhafi enacted

Moamer Kadhafi - Photo EC

(BRUSSELS) - European Union sanctions against Libya's Moamer Kadhafi, his family, and leaders of his beleaguered regime accused of brutalising civilians, came into force on Thursday.

A list of the 26 Libyans targeted by the 27-nation bloc published in the daily EU Official Journal signals the immediate enforcement of an asset freeze and visa ban agreed Monday.

Aside from Kadhafi, the measures apply to his seven sons and his daughter, along with his wife Safia al-Barassi.

Kadhafi's brother-in-law Abu Shaariya, deputy head of Libya's external security, as well as two of his cousins, Ahmed Kadhaf al-Dam and Sayyid Kadhaf al-Dam, suspected of "terrorist activities", arms dealing and involvement in assassination bids against dissidents living abroad, are on the list.

The list gives names, dates and places of birth as well as job descriptions and reasons for being targeted by the sanctions, as well as passport numbers in a few cases.

Also targeted are armed forces chief Colonel Massud Abdulhafez, anti-terrorist chief Abdussalam Mohammed Abdussalam, military intelligence director Colonel Abdullah al-Senussi and his deputy, Al-Barrani Ashkal, as well as the head of Libya's revolutionary committees, Omar Ashkal.

Kadhafi's personal security chief Abdulqader Yussef Dibri, and Defence Minister General Abu Bakr Yunis Jaber are also on the list.

The EU sanctions, which were adopted with unusual speed and rare cohesion, also called for an embargo on arms sales to Libya, in line with a UN resolution adopted last weekend.

But toughening up the UN measures, the EU added names to the UN list and also slapped an embargo on sales to Libya of equipment which might be used for internal repression.

The bloc is currently eyeing added sanctions to hit Libyan companies.

Official Journal: Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 of 2 March 2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya


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